STANDARDS FOR CONCRETE POLES USED IN TRANSMISSION LINES BASICS

Codes, standards, or other documents referred to in this specification are to be considered as part of it. In the event of a conflict between this specification and the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), the NESC shall be followed. In the event of a conflict between this specification and all other referenced documents, this specification shall be followed.

If a conflict between several referenced documents occurs, the more stringent requirement shall be followed. If clarification is necessary, contact the owner.

The most recent editions of the following codes and standards shall be followed in the design, manufacture, inspection, testing, and shipment of spun, prestressed concrete poles:

3.1 American Concrete Institute (ACI):

ACI 318, Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete

3.2 Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI):

MNL 116, Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of Precast Prestressed Concrete Products

3.3 American Welding Society (AWS):

AWS D1.1, Recommended Procedures for Welding, Reinforcing Steel, Metal Inserts, and Connections in Reinforced Concrete Construction

3.4 American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM):

ASTM A82 Steel Wire Plain, For Concrete Reinforcement

ASTM A416 Steel Strand, Uncoated 7-wire For Prestressed Concrete

ASTM A421 Uncoated Stressed Relieved Steel For Prestressed Concrete

ASTM A496 Steel Wire, Deformed For Concrete Reinforcement

ASTM A615/A615M, Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Bars For Concrete Reinforcement

ASTM A617/A617M, Axle-Steel Deformed and Plain Bars For Concrete Reinforcement

ASTM A641M Zinc Coated (Galvanized) Carbon Steel Wire (Metric)

ASTM A706A/A706M, Low Alloy Steel Deformed Bars For Concrete Reinforcement

ASTM C31 and 39, Specifications for Sampling Concrete and Testing Concrete Cylinders

ASTM C33 Concrete Aggregates

ASTM C150 Portland Cement

ASTM C172 Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete

ASTM C289 Testing Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Aggregates

ASTM C494 Chemical Admixtures For Concrete

ASTM C881 Epoxy-Resin-Base Bonding Systems for Concrete

ASTM C1089 Standard Specification For Spun Cast Prestressed Concrete Poles

3.5 Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI): Fastener Standards

3.6 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C2, National Electrical Safety Code

3.7 American Society of Civil Engineers/Prestressed Concrete Institute (ASCE/PCI) Joint Committee on Concrete Poles:

Guide for the Design of Prestressed Concrete Poles, latest edition 

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